"...the hills of western Maine,.....where the subtle matters and the spectacular distracts."Bernd Heinrich in A Year in the Maine Woods

Sunday, December 20, 2009

'twas the Sunday Before Christmas

While the east coast was paralyzed by the Blizzard of '09, we in Western Maine watched it pass on by without a flurry. To take my mind off worrying about Molly and how she would get home from DC in time for Christmas, I went over to my parents house where every day and every event is a party. Today, the house was full of people who work with my mother at the Buckfield-Sumner Swap Shop. That's a picture of my Dad, isn't he cute?

But, the weekend wasn't just spent partying with the In Crowd, I also took advantage

It's a different sort of Christmas for me this year. Sara will only be here in spirit and through skype, Ethan is going to Kentucky to visit his wife's family, Archie is going to stay in Pennsylvania and work over the holiday, Molly is stranded in 16 inches of snow in our nation's capital and I am flying out Christmas afternoon for a weekend in Dallas for my sweet niece's wedding.

Here's a special story by a favorite author that made me smile this morning.

Merry Christmas, Beth! I'm in TX for the holiday, too! Thanks for sharing the tissue cozie pattern. I can't wait to get started! Have a fun trip to Dallas and enjoy the magic of a Christmas wedding. -karen

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Beth! I hope all goes well in Texas! You are so close to me! Sure you don't want to stop over for a visit? Actually, my son and my grandkids are here from Aroostook County! They fly home on the 4th. I see birds (goldfinches?) out your window there. Do you ever eBird anymore? Anything you enter would be so important as Franklin and Androscoggin counties are the least eBirded in all of Maine!

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